Katrin Sippel received a grant by the “Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft” (DDG) for her project on extraktion and quantification of spontaneous brain activity in fetuses of mothers with impaired glucose metabolism.
Keeping up the momentum
Stephanie Kullmann is part of the DZD NEXT Young Talent Program. With her research she wants to enhance brain health to prevent T2D and its complications. Disturbances in communication between brain regions and the rest … Continue reading Keeping up the momentum
Virtual Flux Congress 2020
From September 9th-12th 2020 Julia Moser and Katrin Sippel attended the Flux Congress of the Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. This year the conference took place completely virtual. The program was full of interesting talks … Continue reading Virtual Flux Congress 2020

Congratulations, Dr. Hartkopf!
On July 16, 2020, Julia Hartkopf defended her PhD thesis entitled „Investigation of fetal brain function and implications for early child development„. Congratulations, Julia! And all the best for you future plans.

Congratulations, Dr. Sippel!
On July 10, 2020, Katrin Sippel defended her PhD thesis entitled „Innovative Processing Algorithms for Fetal Magnetencephalographic Data„. Congratulations, Katrin! And all the best for you future plans.
Central nervous pathways of insulin action in the control of metabolism and food intake
Stephanie Kullmann ● André Kleinridders ● Dana M Small ● Andreas Fritsche ● Hans-Ulrich Häring ● Hubert Preissl and Martin Heni Abstract Insulin acts on the CNS to modulate behaviour and systemic metabolism. Disturbances in … Continue reading Central nervous pathways of insulin action in the control of metabolism and food intake

Congratulations, Dr. Mat Husin!
On May 25, 2020, Haliza Mat Husin defended her PhD thesis entitled „Metabolic and anthropometric maternal parameters related to changes in fetal autonomic nervous system„. Congratulations, Haliza! And all the best for you future plans.
Brain insulin sensitivity is linked to adiposity and body fat distribution
Stephanie Kullmann ● Vera Valenta ● Robert Wagner ● Otto Tschritter ● Jürgen Machann ● Hans-Ulrich Häring ● Hubert Preissl ● Andreas Fritsche and Martin Heni Abstract Brain insulin action regulates eating behavior and energy … Continue reading Brain insulin sensitivity is linked to adiposity and body fat distribution
The Preissl Lab in times of the Corona Crisis
A lot of things are changing, but we will stay connected even during the currently difficult situation.
Changes in event-related brain responses and habituation during child development – A systematic literature review
Julia Hartkopf ● Julia Moser ● Franziska Schleger ● Hubert Preissl and Jana Keune Abstract Objective: This systematic review highlights the influence of developmental changes of the central nervous system on habituation assessment during child … Continue reading Changes in event-related brain responses and habituation during child development – A systematic literature review